"There is more than what meets the eye" - Extensive spinal tuberculosis presenting as ocular tuberculosis.

Autor:	Das R; Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, 751 019, Odisha, India., Chandrasekar S; Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, 751 019, Odisha, India., Purohit G; Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, 751 019, Odisha, India., Satapathy AK; Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, 751 019, Odisha, India., John J; Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, 751 019, Odisha, India. Electronic address: drjj@rediffmail.com., Mohapatra S; Department of Medical Oncology/Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, 751 019, Odisha, India., Mishra B; Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, 751 019, Odisha, India.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Indian journal of tuberculosis [Indian J Tuberc] 2020 Jul; Vol. 67 (3), pp. 404-406. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 02.
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.11.017
Abstrakt:	Ocular tuberculosis (OTB) is a rare form of extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) and a rare presenting feature of tuberculosis (TB) in children. We report such a case in a 3-year-old boy who presented with a painless swelling over left upper eyelid. Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli were isolated from the swelling by a Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) which confirmed the diagnosis. Investigating him for the extent of disease, we found him to have intracranial extension to involve the ethmoid sinus on contrast enhance Computed Tomography and Pott's disease causing a compression fracture of L3 with bilateral paravertebral collection, epidural extension and a left psoas abscess on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. After starting antitubercular therapy, the child is doing well and on regular follow up. We are presenting this case to highlight the fact that extensive spinal tuberculosis can present without any neurological deficit and may even present only as a benign looking orbital swelling. (Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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